Question Where can you learn on to land the LEM on Apollo 11

[mnagelvoort]

I am trying to learn how to land the lem starting at step 13. I am not finding much information. Can anyone help point me in the right direction. Thanks

 

[Shadow Addict]

Are you using AMSO or NASSP?

 

[FordPrefect]

Step 13 sure sounds like AMSO. You may want to read the "Apollo Powered Descent Guidance.doc" along the "AMSO-User-manual.pdf", both of them can be found in your YourMainOrbiterDirectory\Doc\AMSO folder.
Additionally, you may have a look at http://history.nasa.gov/ap11fj/ and http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/frame.html. Tons of information available there.

 

[IronRain]

or, if you want it very simple, you can use [nomedia="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4418"]Lola MFD (Fixed version)[/nomedia]

 

[Shadow Addict]

or, if you want it very simple, you can use Lola MFD (Fixed version)

No point using that with AMSO. AMSO comes with a great built-in landing AP.

 

[IronRain]

No point using that with AMSO. AMSO comes with a great built-in landing AP.

yes, but you have to understand that autopilot, you need a manual timing, with LOLA you just say where you want to land, and it does it for you

 

[Shadow Addict]

yes, but you have to understand that autopilot, you need a manual timing, with LOLA you just say where you want to land, and it does it for you

Not really. All you need to do is activate it and it'll take you down to the appropriate landing site for the mission.

 

[mnagelvoort]

AMSO

 

[statickid]

i just learned to land manually with my joystick lol :thumbup:

 

[mnagelvoort]

I start the AMSO at stage 13, I can undock with ctrl-d. Do i need to set a target with Transx?, the moon landing sites are on the map but how do i tell transx to with a landing site? Or am i just totally lost -

Can someone give me a step by step - thanks

 

[Urwumpe]

Don't use TransX. use Orbit MFD and map MFD for the first step and lower the orbit OPPOSITE of the landing site, so the new periapsis is directly above the landing site and in 14 km altitude. Then, check the time to PDI and when the countdown is low enough, activate PDI and let the autopilot do its duty.

Maybe you can pre-calculate the burn with transX (I am no TransX expert), but IMFD can do that.

 

[statickid]

if you're just talking about lining yourself up, like Urwmpe says orbit and map are hard to beat for me.

If you're having trouble lining up with the mark, just make sure your orbit intersect the base on the map, with DN or AN burns.

south of equator DN burns flatten orbit towards equator, north of equator DN burns make it more perpendicular to equator.

AN burns do the opposite. think of equator like a fulcrum for your orbit!

I don't know how much you played yet but the "orbit mfd" is all powerful! in fact i never even learned how to trans x. just make sure you push the PRJ (projection) button so its reference is the ship, then you will see the true situation of your personal orbit for landing and intersecting with the surface.

I also switch to the "surface" mfd when landing or in atmosphere it has tons of useful information, probably most important is the vertical acceleration, IMO

 

[Shadow Addict]

AMSO

The AMSO manual will have the information about activating the descent AP, then.

 

[tblaxland]

I start the AMSO at stage 13, I can undock with ctrl-d. Do i need to set a target with Transx?, the moon landing sites are on the map but how do i tell transx to with a landing site? Or am i just totally lost -

Can someone give me a step by step - thanks

Assuming you are talking about the Apollo 11 mission, the scenario descriptions for steps 13 through 15 tell you what needs to be done to achieve a landing. Is there something specific about those instructions you don't understand? The more specific your question, the better we can help you.

 

[NLSPingouin]

I am trying to learn how to land the lem starting at step 13. I am not finding much information. Can anyone help point me in the right direction. Thanks

I think you know the answer. RTFM.